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Home - Mission Statement.
About Us - Brief Description of our Firm and the areas of law practiced.
Associations - List of Association Memberships held at Brandt, Fisher, Alward & Roy, P.C.
Attorneys - Career Bio, photos and e-mail links for our Attorneys.
Practice - List of areas of law practiced by each Attorney at Brandt, Fisher, Alward & Roy, P.C.
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Publications - A links page with articles written by BFAR Attorneys.
Corporate Articles - How to Choose the Form of Your New Business.
Family Law Articles - The Indian Child Welfare Act: Myths and Mistaken Application.
Real Estate Law - Conversion Condos - What Every Realtor Should Know
Banking Law - Foreclosure by Advertisement Statute Update
Redemption Period Chart in Foreclosure by Advertisement
Estates/Wills - Entry Page meet the author of the estate planning articles.
Estate Planning Articles from 2000
Estate Planning Articles from 2001
Estate Planning Articles from 2002
Estate Planning Articles from 2003
Estate Planning Articles from 2004
Estate Planning Articles from 2005
Estate Planning Articles from 2006
Estate Planning Articles from 2007
Estate Planning Articles
from 2008
All Estate Planning Articles Listed by Month and Year:
- January
2000 - Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA.
February 2000 - IRAs - TO RECALCULATE OR NOT
March 2000 - "Fame" and Fortune.
April 2000 - Is There a Fortune in Your "Fame?"
May 2000 - TAX STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS
June 2000 - QPRTs - NOW IS THE TIME
July 2000 - MEDICAID PLANNING
August 2000 - WHITHER THE FAMILY COTTAGE?
September 2000 - PRESERVING THE FAMILY FARM
November 2000 - IRA’s - MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN?
January 2001 - ESTATE PLANNING FOR "SPECIAL NEEDS"
February 2001 - NEW IRA DISTRIBUTION RULES - A kinder, gentler IRS?
March 2001 - DONOR ADVISED FUNDS - A SOLUTION TO CHARITABLE GOALS?
April 2001 - ESTATE TAX MAZE - CANADIAN CITIZENS
May 2001 - WHAT’S HAPPENING?
June 2001 - HAVE YOUR CLIENTS FLIPPED FOR FLIP’S?
August 2001 - SECTION 529 PLANS JUST GOT BETTER!
October 2001 - INTEREST RATES, CHARITABLE GIVING AND ESTATE TAXES
December 2001 - VALUATION MAZE
February 2002 - CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTS - Do They Still Make Sense?
March 2002 - GIFT ANNUITIES - An opportunity for both clients and non-profits
April 2002 - IRA’S - Are your clients ahead of the wave?
May 2002 - TRUSTS AND ASSET PROTECTION
August 2002 - TRANSFERS OF WEALTH - QUESTIONS FOR EVERY FAMILY
September 2002 - MEDICAID ANNUITIES - IMPORTANT ALERT
October 2002 - IRA’S AND CHARITABLE GIVING
December 2002 - THE WALTON FAMILY AND GRAT
January 2003 - PRIVATE FOUNDATION - GOOD OR BAD?
February 2003 - CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND LOW INTEREST RATES
April 2003 - MARITAL DEDUCTION - LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
May 2003 - SECOND MARRIAGES - UNIQUE PROBLEMS
June 2003 - SNAKE OIL
July 2003 - CONTINUING SAGA - FAMILY LP’s AND LLC’s
August 2003 - WHO WILL BE TRUSTEE?
September 2003 - TOTAL RETURN TRUSTS
October 2003 - DECLINING ESTATE TAXES AND CHARITABLE GIVING
November 2003 - IRA’s - WHO IS THE BENEFICIARY?
December 2003 - IRA’s - TRUSTS AS BENEFICIARIES
February 2004 - IRA’s - CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS AND BENEFICIARIES
March 2004 - POSTMORTEM ESTATE PLANNING - DISCLAIMERS
APRIL, 2004 - ESTATE TAXES - WHO WRITES THE CHECK?
May, 2004 - COSTLY MISTAKE BY WELLS FARGO
June, 2004 - THE MICHIGAN PRUDENT INVESTOR RULE - TRUSTEE TRAP?
July, 2004 - TRUSTEES’ TRANQUILIZER OR NIGHTMARE - UPIA
August, 2004 - HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION - USEFUL POINTS
September, 2004 - DIVORCE - IF EVER THE TWAIN SHALL PART
October, 2004 - MARITAL AGREEMENTS - ARE THEY ENFORCEABLE?
November/December, 2004 - LOW RATES ARE HERE AGAIN
January, 2005 - HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
February, 2005 - Family Limited Partnerships and Gifting
March, 2005 - Is Estate Planning Obsolete?
April, 2005 - Schiavo Revisited
May, 2005 - Asset Protection - An Alert
June, 2005 - Bankruptcy Anyone?
July, 2005 - SPECIAL GIFT TAX EXCLUSIONS - TUITION AND MEDICAL EXPENSES
August, 2005 - SPRAY OR SPRINKLE - SPREAD IT AROUND
September, 2005 - DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE TRUSTEE?
October, 2005 - TAX PLANNING AFTER DEATH
November, 2005 - THE MEDICARE DRUG PLAN IS HERE
January, 2006 - ESTATE PLANNING AND ASSET PROTECTION
February, 2006 - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - A HELPFUL TOOL
March, 2006 - ASSET PROTECTION - TRUST PRIMER
April, 2006 - DELAWARE TRUSTS - ASSET PROTECTION FOR YOUR CLIENTS?
- May, 2006 - PRIVATE ANNUITIES - HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING IT
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October, 2006 -
Further Reminders
November, 2006 - Social Security - What A Deal!
January, 2007 - Donor Advised Funds - Who Really Benefits?
February 2007 - Big News for Estate Planners - FLP Guidelines
June, 2006 - WHO IS THE TRUSTEE?
July, 2006 - CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST, GREAT BENEFICIARY
August, 2006 - CHARITABLE GIFTING MADE EASIER
September, 2006 - FAMILY MEMBER AS CAREGIVER
March 2007 - Doing Well While Doing Good
April 2007 - To Bury
Or Not To Bury
May 2007 - The Realities of Wealth
Transfer
June 2007 - We Love Our
Grandchildren
July 2007 - Grandchildren
Legacies
August 2007 - Warning: Annuities
Can Bite!
September 2007 - Michigan
Bandaids
October 2007 - The Window Is
Closing
November 2007 - Estate Taxes
and Life Insurance
January 2008 - The Death
Monster
February 2008 - Too Good To Be
True
Whither Goeth The Estate
Tax?
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